The Highly Official Duties of a Christian Brother

HELLO GENTLEMEN! If you are like me, and God has placed a burden on your heart to be an actual brotherly blessing, you might wonder what a brother-in-Christ is supposed to actually DO. How is he different from a plain old friend? I expect to spend a goodly part of my life answering that question, but here is what I think are the broad categories of brotherly duties.

1. SERVE your sisters
   
   • jumping to meet their practical needs
     
   
   
2. PROTECT your sisters
   
   • body, mind, and spirit
     
   
   
3. AFFIRM your sisters
   
   • which means declaring the truth about how precious they are to you and to God
     
   
   
4. LEAD your sisters
   
   • setting a tone of holiness and helping them become who they were born to be

Naturally, each of these is a gigantic topic. But the broad list has helped me understand what God expects from me in my brother-sister type relationships.